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This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioners (the parents) appeal from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied their request to be reimbursed for their son's tuition at the Lang School for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which found that equitable considerations would have supported the parents' requested relief.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request for reimbursement or direct funding for the costs of unilaterally-obtained occupational therapy (OT) services delivered to her son by Always A Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead or agency) during the 2023-24 school year.  The appeal must be sustained.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied his request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of his daughter's private services delivered by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals, raising equitable considerations that it asserts would also support denial of the parent's requested relief.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request to be reimbursed for, or to directly fund, the costs of her daughter's unilaterally-obtained occupational therapy (OT) services delivered by Always A Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) for the 2023-24 school year.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from the IHO's decision awarding speech-language therapy as compensatory educational services.  The appeal must be sustained in part.  The cross-appeal must be sustained in part.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her daughter's private services delivered by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which found that equitable considerations did not favor the district.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the cost of the special education teacher support services (SETSS) delivered to her daughter by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) at a specified rate for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from the IHO's decision.  The appeal must be sustained.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her daughter's private services delivered by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from the IHO's award of relief to the parent.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be dismissed.

Appeal Withdrawn

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied in part her request for direct funding for the cost of her son's private services delivered by three private companies for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which found that the parent was entitled to relief.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be sustained.

Appeal Withdrawn
 

Appeal Withdrawn

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied in part his request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of his son's private services delivered by Learning Learners LLC (Learning Learners) at specified hourly rates for the 2023-24 school year.  The district cross-appeals from that portion of the IHO's decision which ordered it to fund private services by Learning Learners at a reduced rate.  The appeal must be sustained.  The cross-appeal must be sustained in part.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which directed respondent (the district) to provide special education teacher support services (SETSS) and speech-language therapy to the student for the 2022-23 school year.  The appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her son's tuition at the International Academy for the Brain School (iBrain) for the 2023-24 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied, in part, her request for respondent (the district) to fund the costs of her son's tuition at the International Academy for the Brain (iBrain) for the 2022-23 school year.  The district cross-appeals from the IHO's decision.  The appeal must be sustained in part.  The cross-appeal must be sustained in part.

Appeal Withdrawn

Appeal Withdrawn

Appeal Withdrawn

Appeal Withdrawn

This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law.  Petitioner (the parent) appeals from a decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied her request that respondent (the district) fund the costs of her son's unilaterally obtained services delivered by Always a Step Ahead, Inc. (Step Ahead) at a specified rate for the 2023-24 school year.  Respondent (the district) cross-appeals from the IHO's order that the district locate a provider for the student's occupational therapy (OT) services and if it does not, the parent would not be precluded from filing a subsequent action seeking funding for those services.  The appeal must be dismissed.  The cross-appeal must be sustained in part.